419 scam: Mr. Alfred Henen <schmitt@hermanndare.ga> Private Business Information

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- alfredhenen1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr. Alfred Henen <schmitt@hermanndare.ga>
Reply-To: alfredhenen1@gmail.com
Date: 11 Jul 2022 15:49:11 -0500
Subject: Private Business Information

Greetings,

Account provision for transfer of $45.5 Million USD

I am Mr. Alfred Henen, Chairman of the contract department
reconciliation/appraisal boards of the German West African
Company (GWA). I'm writing to see if you can help me protect cash
worth $45.5 million left by our late foreign contractor, whose
stated address has been lost since he and his family died. To
enable our organisation to transfer the funds to you, you will be
identified as the deceased's next of kin. Because it is not
required that the Next-of-Kin be a blood relative or share the
same nationality as the deceased. Please be advised that a Next-
of-Kin can be anyone, including friends or organisations. You
will be reimbursed with 30% of the money at the conclusion of the
transaction. This transaction is completely risk-free, however
due to my position at GWA, it should be kept secret and
confidential.

When I receive your affirmative response, I will provide you with
more information regarding the transaction. You can reach me at
the following email address: alfredhenen1@gmail.com

Note: Because of my position, I have the deceased contract file
with me in case our organisation has any questions about the
deal, and the process to lay a claim on the monies as the next of
kin will be lawfully handled to avoid any violations of our
nations' laws.

Thanks for your understanding, looking forward to hear from you
soonest.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Alfred Henen

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